A ban on beating carpets in Blackpool is among a range of arcane and little-known laws set to be abolished under new government regulations.
Local authorities will be offered new powers under forthcoming legislation announced by local government minister Grant Shapps to dispose of old by-laws and the government noted the seaside town's ban may be among them.
The law as it stands prohibits the beating of carpets or the hanging of towels on the Lancashire resort's promenade.
Other odd laws that could go include the frying of fish in Gloucester and the drying of clothes in parks in Kent.
Those living in the town who are keen to buy a cheap carpet may be relieved by the news, but Blackpool is not the only place where this form of carpet maintenance is outlawed.
It is also illegal to beat a carpet in a street in the Metropolitan Police district after 08:00.
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